Posts by Morag Bootland
Dubarry set to open Edinburgh store
Premium Irish heritage brand Dubarry of Ireland is set to make its Scottish debut with a new store opening at the end of this month at 54 George Street, situated within the Assembly Rooms building in the heart of Edinburgh’s New Town. Collections will include their iconic country boots, deck shoes and clothing. In addition,…
Read MoreReview: The Crab & Lobster Fish Shack
South Queensferry is probably the perfect place for a seafood restaurant, and so taking the short hop from Edinburgh to the Firth of Forth to sample the fruits de mer at The Crab & Lobster Fish Shack made perfect sense. The shack may not be perched on the seaside (and it’s not really a shack…
Read MoreReview: 3 Blind Mice, Edinburgh
Things are starting to ramp up in the centre of Edinburgh. We’re a mere week away from the start of the Edinburgh Festivals and the Royal Mile is already teeming with tourists as I weave my way towards the relative calm of Blackfriars Street. I’m headed for 3 Blind Mice, a traditional wood-fired pizza restaurant…
Read MoreGalgorm Resort is the perfect place for a luxury spa break in Northern Ireland
There are spa breaks, and there are spa breaks. But when I agreed to travel to Northern Ireland to visit Galgorm Resort I was fairly confident that it would fall into the latter category, and thankfully I wasn’t disappointed. Galgorm is around a 30-minute drive from Belfast and the hotel can provide a private transfer…
Read MoreJo Malone summer pop-up at St James Quarter
This July, Jo Malone London is bringing the British seaside to St James Quarter. On Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 July a sweet summertime experience will be arriving in Edinburgh’s St James Quarter inspired by the brand-new Raspberry Ripple scent. The limited-edition collection captures all the magic of sandcastles, sunny spells and scoops of a…
Read MoreThe Spanish Butcher, Edinburgh celebrates its first birthday and the rise of Galician Blond beef
RUSK & RUSK, the independent Scottish restaurant group behind the award-winning dining concept, The Spanish Butcher, will this week mark its first year in Edinburgh with a celebration of aged Galician Blond beef. Readers who regularly dip into the Scottish Field website might remember that I was lucky enough to dine at The Spanish Butcher…
Read MorePaint the town pink with Edinburgh’s first Rosé Wine Trail
Edinburgh’s first ‘Rosé Wine Trail’ has been launched across the capital as part of a summer-long campaign to celebrate the popular pink tipple. From now until the end of September, three of the city’s bars and restaurants are teaming up to showcase some of the best rosé wine from France, Italy and the USA. As…
Read MoreReview: The Little Chartroom, Leith
When it comes to food news, Roberta Hall-McCarron is a journalist’s dream. Since opening The Little Chartroom in Leith in June 2018 it seems there’s never been a time that she’s not had something exciting to shout about. From a slew of awards, to new openings in Ardfern and Eleanore, countless television appearances and now…
Read MoreDiscovering the best version of you at The Stockbridge Clinic
Do you ever wonder how others see you? The older I get, the more I look in the mirror and ask myself if it is just me who notices the ever-deepening wrinkles, broken capillaries and crepey skin. But while you are examining every blemish and fault line have you ever asked yourself what you like…
Read MoreArdbeg Smokiverse explores a new high gravity dimension
Islay-based Ardbeg Distillery has unveiled Ardbeg Smokiverse – its new limited-edition release to mark Ardbeg Day 2025, which takes place on Saturday 31st May as the finale to Feis Ile (Islay’s globally-renowned ten-day Festival of Music and Malt). Ardbeg Smokiverse experimental malt has been crafted using high gravity mashing. Utilising a series of unconventional distilling techniques,…
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